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mae jemminson

By blackstar⭐⚫

  • born

    born
    Mae Carol Jemison born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, U.S.

  • mae moves to another house

    mae moves to another house
    When Mae was three she moved to Chicago. There her uncle introduced her to the world of science. At a very young age, she developed interests in anthropology, archaeology, and astronomy

  • mae enter to morgan park school

    mae enter to morgan park school
    mae enter to the school morgan park school

  • mae graduetes from high school

    mae graduetes from high school
    In 1972 at age 16 Mae graduates from high school. During high school, she was very balanced because she had interests in reading science and outer space plus she was an excellent student.

  • mae enters to stanford

    mae enters to stanford
    At age 16 she starts school at Stanford studying Afro-American studies and chemical-engineering.

  • mae enters to cornell university

    mae enters to cornell university
    Mae starts school at Cornell University studying medicine.

  • Mae graduates from Stanford

    Mae graduates from Stanford
    At age 21 Mae graduates from Stanford with a degree in Afro-American studies and chemical-engineering

  • Mae graduates from cornell

    Mae graduates from cornell
    In 1981 Mae graduates from Cornell University with a Doctor of Medicine

  • mae gets job

    mae gets job
    In 1983 Mae joined The U.S. Peace Corps working as a medical officer. During her time working there, she worked in Sierra Leone and Liberia

  • Mae leaves Africa and gets a new job

    Mae leaves Africa and gets a new job
    In 1985 Mae left Africa and returned to the U.S. getting a new job as a general practitioner in Los Angeles. There she studied engineering in preparation for her application to NASA.

  • mae joins NASA

    mae joins NASA
    In 1987 Mae was chosen by NASA to start training with 14 other applicants. She first decided to apply for the job because she was interested in space.

  • mae blast off

    mae blast off
    On September 12, 1977, Mae Jemison blasted into space on the flight the Endeavour. Since she was on the flight she became the first-ever African-American woman in space. She was a science mission specialist during the flight. She studied the effects of weightlessness and being in space on humans and animals. That way she combined her two different passions: science and health. During her mission, she showed curiosity.

  • retirment

    retirment
    Currently retired but still teaches once in a while to share the knowledge.

  • living

    living
    Now living in Houston, Texas with her pet cats.